The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-18
THINGS IN THE STATE.
A Birds-Eye View of the Matters That Are
Interesting the People of Indiana

Steuben Republican: The fact is, many Of the
so-called advantages of city life are not near
worth the price one is obliged to pay for them.
Kokomo Gazette Tribune: Kokomo is the only
town in the country whose first four gas wells
were complete success. It's Kokomos luck.
She is mascotte.
Delphi journal: President Cleveland is suf
fering because of too much flesh. We would
advise the President to put on the gloves with
his motner-in-law.
Winchester Herald: Republican push, enter
prise and capital. with its correspondent pro-
gressive ideas. to prove important factors in
constituting the new South
Hartford City Times Spring opened cheer
fully with the birth of the girl with two tongues.
and By May the calf with the human head will
doubtless be starring in STYLE
Rushville Graphic We may not have gas. but
we have what is better. the best soil. more fine
horses and the prettiest women to the square
inch of any county in the United States.
Ednburg Courier: There are lots of people
waiting to make up an opinion upon the inter-
statecommerce bill as soon as some fellow comes
along and tells them just what 1t means.
Terre Haute Express: The future of the
Hoosier State looks exceedingly bright. She
offers better field for the investment of idle
capital than any Western or Southern State
Kokomo Dispatch: Gas we'll No. 8 has been
tested by the Marsh hydraulic test-the most ac-
curate test of capacity known-and shows pres
of 3A5 pounds-a gain of fifteen pounds over
the original test.
Greencastle Times The one fact that i'm
presses US more forcibly than any other just
is that Indiana is not as good State to
move away from as some people have been won't
to make believe.
Upton Advocates The fact that the campaign
of 1888 has already opened in this State disturbs
Democracy very much A campaign when taken
hold of by the people is always disastrous to the
Democratic party.
New Albany Public Press (Dem.): The infat-
ed, big-headed administration at Washington
will. in time, discover that the Democratic press
of this country is bigger thing than few
small politicians at the national capital.
Terre Haute Express: The Frankfort Banner
is of the best country exchanges that comes
to this Office but when it talks about the corner
stone of the magma cbarta it gets off mixed
metaphor that would do credit to Bayless Hanna.
New Albany Ledger: The man in southern
Indiana who has good farm. or is q mechanic.
clerk with good situation and comfortable
homo, is fool to sell out and 60 gallavauting
north, south, east west in search Of the gold
en- fleece.
Jeffersonville News: The county looks now
like one grand bouquet of blossoms. For many
years there has not been such abundance of
bloom, and if no late frost interferes the crop Of
apples. peaches, pears and cherries will be un-
precedented
Lafayette Call: The frequent mention by the
Democratic press of some other name than that
of Green Smith for Governor in 1888, indicates
that that gentleman and his boom have had the
usual luck of a feeble calf, and Lived all winter
only to die in the spring
Monticello Herald: The European colony in
Chicago has been permanently side-tracked.
The Democratic party of the Nation will ex-
perience similar scoop next year. The popu-
| lar verdict is already made up and only awaits
the proper time for delivery.
! Warsaw Times: Indiana has natural gas
wells, fine prospect for good crops and her
baseball nine has made good start, but the
big horse fly in her cup of coffee is Green Smith.
| Every time fellow stlrs his cup he feels like
| changing his boarding house.
| New Albany Public Press Dem. J: Villas would
be about as heavy weight as could be tackled or
! the presidential ticket. He is just the man not
| to be Postmaster general He has no disposition
to correct the shameful inefficiency of the de-
| partment over which he presides.
Elkhart Review: If Mr. George desires to lead
workingmen to their emancipation. why doesn't
he manifest MS interest by letting them dowr
for little less than 500 when he lectures te
them! There's something in example, and work
ingmen would get the benefit of it.
Vlncennes Commercial: There is child liv
| ing In Washington. Daviess county. whose
father and mother. fathers father and mother
mothers father and mother, fathers fathers
mother. mothers fathers father and mother:
mothers mother are all alive and hearty.
Jeffersonville News: Warden Patten wants i
unuerseoou tho' e"hneo sooua, p4oSoA'o "i'
other delicacies shipped to convicts cannot be re
ceived, but will be returned to the sender
Wearing apparel. such light undershirts
socks, ETC., when received will be given to them
but nothing more.
Richmond Palladium: There is booming al
around u.s. We hear of Kokomos BOOM Nun
cie's boom, Marion's boom. Portland's boom
Anderson's boom and great many other boofus
but the real, genuine old Jacob Townsend boon
is TO be heard yet 1t will be known every whe r.
as the Richmond boom.
New Castle Courier: II stranger shoult
happen in company composed of represents
tives from twenty or thirty Eastern Indian,
towns and should. without looking directly q
any one person. ask How are gas prospects y
your placer wouldn't there be small babel o.
voices lifted up in reply2
4 Shelbyvile Republican: The Indianapolii
Sentinel is greatly distressed that the laborinl
men who have heretofore belonged to the Demo